Dalai Lama Plans Succession Amid Chinese Tensions
The Dalai Lama announced that only the Gaden Phodrang Trust in India has the authority to recognize his reincarnation, countering China's attempt to influence the process, which involves the 'Golden Urn' method. This move emphasizes Tibetan independence in spiritual matters amid ongoing tensions with China, which insists on its control over the reincarnation process. The Dalai Lama also reaffirmed that his future reincarnation will be born in the 'free world' and not under Chinese occupation.